tomic601

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Ceiling speaker selection - looking for a straw poll from experienced AV people
Totem :-) they make great in wall and ceiling speakers and regular stuff alsothe Tribe subs in wall can kick.i have Totem in our sunroom with 40’ glass wall cantilevered over puget Sound - the steerable tweeters and mid ranges on angle can help ta... 
Does anyone play two pairs of speakers at the same time?
Why is it people like a blended whiskey ? Or a V8 in a Chevy Monza or a Maverick? Life is complex, the grail elusive....now a Klipsch and Maggie marriage must sound like a tortured Labradoodle on speed... 
Hey K.....tt, Do you even have speakers??
Imagine that habit in 5.1 
New Speaker Conundrum - Vandy's, Spendors, Salk, Ascend - Mainstream or ID
I think before we all get sidetracked with a pissing match between dealers, perhaps we can agree that both are competent and that in the OP case he has a very long running happy relationship with Johnny at Audio Connection. 
Does anyone play two pairs of speakers at the same time?
@canibefrank - ya man, Mercersburg for me :-) I was there for the rigor of the study of..... girls ! 
Does anyone play two pairs of speakers at the same time?
As a bit of an aside, I miss my HQD and Acoustat 2+2, those were both good in the right rooms..... 
Does anyone play two pairs of speakers at the same time?
Yes, prep skool dorm room circa 1979JBL- L110 and Infinity Qb with a 210 wpc Phillips amp..... Rust Never Sleeps never sounded better until I bought two pair of LaScala for the band PAhave fun, break rules, drink red wine blends, put cheap tires o... 
New Speaker Conundrum - Vandy's, Spendors, Salk, Ascend - Mainstream or ID
Ya man ! Good for youjohnny r will set them up right and teach you how to do it, bend the bass to the room :-)and yes audiogon full of passionate and music loving audiophiles what wood????? 
3D imaging
Lived in room, but loved in is better!!!! Spellcheck..., 
3D imaging
Diff + absorb + random = good, lots of variation in surfaces, textures, a loved in room is often FAR superior to the audio ph dedicated room with rack between speakers and a forest of amplifiers on the floor.... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Leonard Cohen - Thanks for the Danceawesome...... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
@slaw get well soon !!!!!! 
30 Amplifiers Totaling $428,740.00 In Search of Audio Nirvana
@mountz the Aesthetix is a great hybrid amp and compares well to ARC with most speaker loads better bass. There are three levels now, Eclipse is sublime. When I compared them a REF150se edged it in midrange magic. 
Phono recommendation for around $1000 used
TMR a dealer here on Gon and quite reputable has a PH-5 for under $1,300 nowi have no dog in that fight re TMR but that stage is excellent, I have a Delos with the SS Nova II musical surroundings, it is battery powered and fantasticly quiet w plen... 
3D imaging
IF you want to experiment with a very affordable low TIM SS amp with gorgeous sound, try an Audionics CC2, circa 1978...there are others, if the science of that interests you check out Dr Matti Otola papers on subject